They use their nostrils for breathing. It is especially important to allow them to breathe while they are swallowing prey items.
They don't. Rattlesnakes breathe through their nostrils.
There is no special name for a group of rattlesnakes. They normally do not run in herds and are solitary animals except when hibernating. However, they belong to the subfamily of Crotalinae.
Rattlesnakes are called rattlesnakes in the desert and elsewhere.
There are no rattlesnakes in Scotland.
Rattlesnakes do not have eyelashes.
nobody, rattlesnakes are solitary
No, rattlesnakes do not migrate.
Rattlesnakes are carnivores.
no if they came in the same cage they would fight
The pit behind the nostrils does detect heat from mammals, allowing the snake to hone in on its victim. Rattlers are pit vipers, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.
Yes, rattlesnakes are true vipers related to the numerous vipers found around the world.Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: ReptiliaOrder: SquamataSuborder: SerpentesFamily: ViperidaeSubfamily: Crotalinae
Rattlesnakes are both predators and prey.